353 Historic Events for December 5
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| 1842 |
Death |
MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82
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| 1844 |
Birth |
John Frederick Bridge, composer
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| 1846 |
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C F Schoenbein obtains patent for cellulose nitrate explosive
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| 1848 |
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Pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery
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| 1852 |
Birth |
Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer
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| 1853 |
Death |
Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer, dies at 80
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| 1854 |
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Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair
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| 1859 |
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Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in NYC
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| 1859 |
Death |
Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82
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| 1861 |
Birth |
Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)
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| 1861 |
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Gatling gun patented
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Coffeeville, MS
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| 1863 |
Birth |
Paul P Painlev‚, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist (Verzeichnis is der M„rchentypen)
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| 1868 |
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1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
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| 1870 |
Birth |
Viteslav Augustin Rudolf Nov k, Slovak composer (Quasi una ballata)
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| 1870 |
Death |
A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68
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| 1872 |
Birth |
Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player
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| 1876 |
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Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death
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| 1876 |
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Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Arrigo Pedrollo, composer
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| 1879 |
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1st automatic telephone switching system patented
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor
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| 1881 |
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47th Congress (1881-83) convenes
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist
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